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Barley yields in Belgium

Belgium: Barley yields was 6.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.25 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
7th
of 104 countries
All-time high
9.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
6 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Barley yields in Belgium, 2000–2024

02468102000201220242000: 6.9 tonnes per hectare2001: 7.2 tonnes per hectare2002: 7.5 tonnes per hectare2003: 6.6 tonnes per hectare2004: 7.9 tonnes per hectare2005: 7.5 tonnes per hectare2006: 7.5 tonnes per hectare2007: 7.7 tonnes per hectare2008: 6 tonnes per hectare2009: 8.4 tonnes per hectare2010: 9.1 tonnes per hectare2011: 7.7 tonnes per hectare2012: 7.8 tonnes per hectare2013: 8.3 tonnes per hectare2014: 8.5 tonnes per hectare2015: 9 tonnes per hectare2016: 6.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 8.4 tonnes per hectare2018: 7.7 tonnes per hectare2019: 8.6 tonnes per hectare2020: 7.5 tonnes per hectare2021: 7.8 tonnes per hectare2022: 8 tonnes per hectare2023: 8.1 tonnes per hectare2024: 6.2 tonnes per hectare

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 6.25 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yields in Belgium peaked at 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.

Belgium ranks 7th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.32 tonnes per hectare 6 tonnes per hectare 8.39 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 8.14 tonnes per hectare 6.24 tonnes per hectare 9.15 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 7.54 tonnes per hectare 6.25 tonnes per hectare 8.06 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 5 Zambia 6.47 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 6 Germany 6.39 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 8 Netherlands 6.17 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom 5.94 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 10 Saudi Arabia 5.74 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yields in Belgium?
Barley yields in Belgium was 6.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest barley yields recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for barley yields?
Belgium ranks 7th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
Is barley yields rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.